-10th- My cold is better today but I took a good Turkish bath & rubbed it out. Lunch at Delmonicos old place down town, dinner with Birch & Mr. Ralph at the "Belmont" - a new hotel - & went to the Majestic Theater to see De Wolf Hopper in "Happyland". Nothing from Washington today. Key Pitman and his wife are here - I knew Key at Mt. Vernon, Con. where he was a poor struggling lawyer & also at Nome - he is now a wealthy miner from Tonipah Nev. Also met "Tex" Rickard a Nome gambler - now from Tonipah, - he told me that the gamblers at Nome paid Richards & Al. Cody $15% in all & a greater percentage in other games as blackmail.